Dispensing device



Jan. 29, 1935. I A, LEAVITT 1,989,322

DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Nov. 6, 1953 INVENOR ALBERT LEAYITT Patented Jan. 29, 1935 ll tjg g zz UNIT-ED STATES. 'PFIC DISPENSINGIDEYIQE; v @Albert" 'Leavitt; 1' San Fran'ciso "C l :Application-Noqember-i6, 9 s, sea-1 NE 9cm 3 Claims. (or. 221 m) This invention relates to improvements in disto the bottom of the holder is a bearing 12. A pensing devices and has particular reference to a square shaft 13, having a round portion 14, is device for dispensing plastic substances, such as rotatably mounted in the bearing 12 and has hand soap, or similar products. secured thereto, through the medium of a cotter The principal object of the invention is to propin 16, a series of ejector blades 1'7. Mounted up- 5 vide means whereby the contents of an inverted on the square portion 13 are feeder propellers 18 can may be dispensed as needed. and 19. A spring 21 is interposed between the A further object is to produce a device which blades 18 and 19 and encircles the square shaft will completely dispense the entire contents of the 13. In order to rotate the ejector blades 1 and can. feeder blades 18 and 19, I attach to the lower 10 Another object is to produce a device which is rounded end 14 of the square shaft, through economical to manufacture. the medium of a cotter pin 22, a ratchet 23.

A still further object is to produce a device pon the lower nd f he b arin 12 I m unt which is simple to manipulate and one whereina level Which Carries a Spring-Dressed d the empty can may be removed and a full'can 26, the dog 26 engaging the teeth of the ratchet l5 placed thereon with a minimum amount of efas best illustrated in Fig. 4. The lever 24 is fort. supported in a slot 27 formed upon the bottom Other objects and advantages will be apparent 0f the holder I I during the course of the following description. T Operation of y de ce is as f 110WS:-

In the accompanying drawing forming a part A full can of hand soap of a plastic nature is 20 of this specification. and in which like numerals invertedover y device and Pushed into the are employed to designate like parts th h t holder to the position of Fig. 1. This act causes the same, the feeder blades 19 to be pushed downwardly Fig. 1 is a vertical cross section of my device, to the limited line position of 1 and e Fi 2 i t plan i of my device t t mainder of the parts also embeddedin the soap 25 can removed, contents .of the can. By now actuating the lever Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detai1 i 24 back and forth in its slot 27, the square shaft f the operating mechanism, 13 will be rotated through the medium of the Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view on the line 4-4 ratchet and (10g and Consequently the feeder 30 of Fig. 3, and blades 18 and 19 will tend to push the contents 30 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary cross ti l View on of the can toward the bottom of the holder and the line 5-5 of Fig, 3, at the same time the ejector blades 17 will force Hand soap, such as k t, i usually marketed a portion of the contents through the spout 9, in cans and it is customary for the user to dig due their Wiping action and peculiar Cu v u e t of t can, t t finger a Small quantity acting in cooperation with the sides of the holder 35 of the soap which is an unsanitary method, an and baflle 11. As soon as the contents of the uneconomical method and often if the hands are can has been dispensedthe empty can is removed wet or greasy the can is hard to hold and, therealfld a nevi/Pain is insertedin Place tlflereof- It f h im t is experienced in removing will be obvious that through the action of the 40 the soap. In applicants device all of these difii- Spring 21 e feeder 19 will gradually Work 40 culties are eliminated i t t t full can is wardly into the can and will completely remove verted and bro ht t t upon a dispensing the entire contents of the can, causing it to apparatus, after which the mere manipulation of drop onto the blades 13 and be forced downa small hand lever fl t t ejection f a wardly thereby so that the dispenser blades 1'7 tion of the can contents. ma perform their p r fu t 45 In the accompanying drawing wherein for the It is to be understood that the form of y purpose of illustration i shown preferred invention herewith shown and described is to bodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 desigbe taken as a preferred a p of h sa a d nates a bracket which may be attached to any that various changes relative to the material,

suitable support. This bracket supports a holder size, shape a arrangement of parts ay b 50 6 having a flared portion 7 into which an inresorted to without departing from the spirit verted can 8, containing soap, is placed. The of the invention or the scope of the subjoined holder 6 has a discharge spout 9. A bafile 11 claims. is positioned adjacent the inner end of the spout, Having thus described my invention, I claim:-

the purpose of which will be later seen. Secured I 1. In a dispensing device of the character de- 55 scribed, a holder adapted to receive an inverted can thereon, a shaft centrally disposed in said holder, a pair of spaced feeder blades mounted on said shaft, a spring interposed between said blades, an ejector blade mounted on said shaft, means for rotating said shaft and said blades, and a discharge spout communicating with the interior of said holder whereby the contents of said can may be ejected from said holder when said ejector blades are actuated.

2. In a dispensing device, a holder capable of receiving an inverted can thereon, a bearing mounted in said holder, a square shaft having a rounded portion rotatably positioned in said bearing, ejector blades mounted on said square shaft, said ejector blades having a wiping action.

against the sides and bottom of said ho1de r, a spout communicating with the interior of said holder and at a point adjacent said-blades, a j

pair of feeder blades mounted on the square portion of said shaft, a spring interposed between said last mentioned blades, a ratchet secured to the round portion of said shaft, a lever rotatably mounted on said bearing and having a dog engaging said ratchet whereby reciprocating action of said lever will rotate said shaft.

3. In a soap dispenser, a holder having a spout radially communicating with the interior of said holder, a shaft centrally mounted in said holder, a pair of spaced feeder blades mounted on said shaft and having a spring surrounding said shaft and positioned between said blades, a plurality of ejector blades mounted on said shaft and contacting the bottom and sides of said holder, whereby soap dispensed from a can mounted on said holder will be ejected through said tangential spout by said ejector blades.

' ALBERT LEAVITT. 

